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Meet Our Featured Jazz90.1 #JazzPets from GRASP!

Mention Jazz90.1, and Adopt This Cat For Just $200 Tommy is an active, curious, “teenage” boy kitty. He is into everything, always in motion, and loves to eat! A handsome brown tabby, Tommy is a natural leader who is ready for adventure whenever it presents itself. He may shoot out of the foster room as…

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Week #8 – Benny’s Music Class

Content provided by The National Museum of American History. Following are a series of activities that explore Benny Carter’s musicianship in greater depth. You will need a paper and pencil to complete these activities. Story 1 Before Benny Carter, jazz saxophone players tended to play their instruments with a harsh, disconnected attack. In jazz music,…

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Week #7 – Celebrating John Coltrane

This week, we celebrate the music, life and legacy of John Coltrane – born September 23, 1926. John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. He…

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Jazz Kidz – Week #5

Content provided by The National Museum of American History. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4, 1901. He was raised by his mother Mayann in a neighborhood so dangerous it was called “The Battlefield.” He only had a fifth-grade education, dropping out of school early to go to work. … In 1922, King…

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Week #5 – Ella’s Singing Class

Content provided by The National Museum of American History. In the 1930s, amateur contests were among the most popular attractions at theaters in Ella Fitzgerald’s neighborhood of Harlem, NY. At age 16, Ella Fitzgerald and two of her girlfriends wanted to get onstage. They made a bet and drew straws to see which one of them…

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Jazz Kidz Week #4

Content provided by The National Museum of American History. Activity: Story 1 Duke Ellington, the ComposerDaybreak Express is one of Duke Ellington’s most original compositions. It provides a vivid picture of a train speeding down the railroad tracks, with its sounds and bouncing rhythms heard and felt in the music. Duke Ellington loved trains, and he…

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Jazz Kids Week #3

Lesson For This Week: “Groovin’ to Jazz Activity: Check out some great audio recordings this week, provided by The National Museum of American History. First, read the caption to the piece of audio, then have fun listening to these great tunes! WE BE DOINIT BY QUINCY JONES WITH TAKE SIX, BOBBY MCFERRIN, ELLA FITZGERALD, SARAH VAUGHAN,…

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Jazz Kidz Week #2

This week, we are going to dig a bit deeper into the history of jazz, and how America’s original true art form came to be. Below, you’ll find fun information, videos about the history of jazz, and activities that you can do at home. Lesson For This Week: The History of Jazz Jazz facts for…

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Jazz Kidz Week #1

Is your student new to jazz? Are they currently participating in jazz music in school? Check out these great Children’s books about jazz, with a focus on the multicultural aspects of jazz. CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST Here’s Something to Watch! Sure, some of you may not be old enough to remember Mister Rogers (or…

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Jazz90.1 Kidz Story Time

As part of Jazz90.1 Kidz Zone, many of our DJ’s will be reading you fun stories about jazz! Check back often, and you never know which of your favorite DJ’s may read a special story just for you! Jazz90.1 Station Manager and afternoon host Rob Linton reads, “If I Only Had a Horn – Young…

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Jazz90.1 Seeks Wish List Items – Buy From Our Amazon List!

CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR AMAZON WISH LIST! Did you know that you can support Jazz90.1 with items that you may have just laying around your house, or perhaps something that you’d be willing to pick up from Amazon? Every year, we spend thousands of dollars purchasing everything from replacement equipment (we go through about…

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Jazz90.1 Named Station of the Year by JazzWeek

Jazz90.1 WGMC-FM has again been named Station of the Year by JazzWeek. The award was given during the annual industry summit in San Jose, California on Thursday, and was accepted by Station Manager Rob Linton. Jazz90.1 – along with five other jazz radio stations in the United States who play 40 or more hours per…

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Jazz90.1 Featured in the Democrat and Chronicle

Democrat and Chronicle – March 5, 2012 – There was no telling how large the following for WGMC 90.1 FM would become when it started as a 10-watt school radio station in 1973. There’s also no telling what the future holds for WGMC. It’s that dynamic that makes pledge drives at one of America’s few remaining…

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The Little Radio Station That Could

Jessica Spies – Staff Writer – Greece Post Greece, N.Y. – The small radio station WGMC-FM has found supporters in its hometown, Greece. And in Athens, Greece. While that station – now Jazz 90.1 – only reaches about 50 miles from it headquarters, Greece Olympia High School, 1139 Maiden Lane, it can be heard all…

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Longtime Greece Radio Man Leaves the Air

After 50 years, Jack Mindy retires from the talking side July 1, 2009 – Meaghan M. McDermott • Staff writer •  Democrat & Chronicle – After a five-decade career, radio man Jack Mindy is hanging up his headphones. Mindy, 66, has spent the past eight years manning the mike at Greece’s Jazz 90.1, also known…

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Jazz90.1 Donates Over 20 Radios to St. John’s Home

In December 2017, Jazz90.1 Station Manager Rob Linton and Miss America Organization contestant Diana Marie Russo concluded the Rochester’s Gift of Music Project, with the donation of over 20 new and gently used radios to St. John’s Home. The project – started by Russo aimed to provide radios and musical enjoyment to those suffering from…

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Jazz90.1 Featured in 55 Plus Magazine – “All That Jazz”

Volunteers of a certain age make all the difference in the world at Jazz 90.1 By John Addyman It’s the last little slice of real radio that’s left.” Rob Linton is the station manager of WGMC-FM, Jazz 90.1 in Greece. When he made that statement, he gestured around the room to two of his radio…

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Jazz90.1 Featured in Greece Post

Alysa Stryker, Staff Writer – Greece, New York – November 24, 2010 – It’s no secret that independent radio stations around the country are fighting for their lives, fending off the push for syndicated programming and a continuous stream of top 40 hits. With time, stations have lost originality, created a culture of less personal connection with…

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